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0 pointswongarsu1y ago0 comments

Hence why everyone thinks supersonic passenger planes are a bad idea. Lots of profitable military supersonic planes, but every existing example of a civilian supersonic plane is only justified as a Cold War dick-measuring contest.

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fastball1y ago

How do you measure the profitability of military aircraft?

chii1y ago

Taxpayers willing to pay for it, and at a cost that's inclusive of the profit for the builders.

lostlogin1y ago

Wouldn’t that make the Tu-144 a success? And make every government purchase ever, successful?

Could we at least limit it to choices made by elected governments?

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